Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia) Vanilla seeds come from an orchid in the Vanilla family. The seeds are scraped from the vanilla pod to use...

I promise these won't last long, at least they didn't in our house! 250g/8.8 oz butter, softened 55g/2 oz caster sugar 200g/7 oz...

Combining the beautiful flavour of pineapple with the caramel goodness of brown sugar...yummylicious. 2 eggs 185g/6.5 oz sugar 400g/14 oz...

Shells Living near the sea I am lucky enough to be able to collect sea shells easily, I love walking along the beach and always come back...

Lapis lazuli Sounds like the baddie from a James Bond film…it is however a very beautiful and magical stone. Lapis lazuli is composed of...

Labradorite Labradorite (always makes me think of a happy dog…) although the name apparently has nothing to do with Labrador dogs but...

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) Nutmeg hails from a tall tree with smooth greyish bark that flowers three times a year. It takes nine years...

Over on our Kitchen Witch forum alongside our dedicated subscription Witchcraft course we run some short independent courses. ALL...

My very lovely fellow Moon Books author, Elen Sentier suggested we get together and 'shoot the magical breeze' so we did. Here is the...